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Thermogenic Diet Pills work by increasing your fighter flight. They increase the ephedrine or ephedra if you remember from the news several years that make your heart rate go up, make your blood pressure go up and make your body temperature go up. That's where the name comes from.

Thermogenics. The problem with that is, is that is a stress to a body and if you're prone to high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, seizure or a number of other medical problems, these can be very, very dangerous.

About Gretchen Phillips, MD

Gretchen Phillips, MD is a board-certified family physician and medical contributor who is available to speak about health care, exercise, nutrition, and other medical topics as they relate to adults, children and adolescents.